India, June 17 -- The weather in Delhi and its adjoining cities turned pleasant on Tuesday with cloudy skies and rain, in big relief from the scorching heat that the National Capital Region as well as other parts of North India were facing.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) at around 2 pm on Tuesday issued a weather alert for Delhi, the National Capital Region (NCR) cities such as Noida, Ghaziabad, and other parts of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, warning of an incoming spell of thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds within the next two hours.

The IMD warned of hailstorm, thunderstorm at isolated with heavy rain, lightning, and gusty winds of 50-70 km/h over some parts of Delhi, Noida, Faridabad etc.

A red warning...